aide

noun

ˈād 

: a person who acts as an assistant

a teacher's aide

specifically : a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer

Synonyms of aide

• assistant
• aid
• apprentice
• adjutant
• deputy

Examples of aide in a Sentence

The senate office hired several congressional aides.

the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow

Recent Examples on the Web

The closed-door meetings were held in the small Old Senate Chamber with few aides in attendance. — Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Lindsey Cobia, another longtime Newsom aide, and Kyle Layman, Becerra’s chief campaign strategist, will serve as senior advisers. — Liam Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

The public school teacher’s aide and former NYPD cop accused of killing Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez was indicted by a grand jury on murder charges Tuesday as the city’s Department of Education terminated his employment, officials said. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026

Reporters were summoned so quickly that aides did not have time to attach the presidential seal to the podium, according to Reuters. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for aide-de-camp

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing aide

• aide-de-camp
• aide-mémoire
• nurse aide
• nurse's aide

Rhymes for aide

• aid
• bade
• blade
• braid
• clade
• dade
• fade
• flayed
• fraid
• frayed
• gade
• glade

Kids Definition

aide

noun

ˈād 

: a person who acts as an assistant

Medical Definition

aide

noun

ˈād 

: a person who acts as an assistant

volunteer aides

psychiatric aides

see nurse aide